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18/04/2011
Miscarriage Misdiagnosis Review To Be Published
The Health Service Executive will publish a report later today looking into the miscarriage misdiagnosis scandal.
Last June an inquiry was launched following reports that some women were misinformed that their babies were dead.
The inquiry, chaired by Professor William Ledger of the Royal College of Obstetrics in the UK, examined cases in the past five years where drugs or surgical treatment was recommended following an inaccurate diagnosis of miscarriage.
(BMcN/GK)
Last June an inquiry was launched following reports that some women were misinformed that their babies were dead.
The inquiry, chaired by Professor William Ledger of the Royal College of Obstetrics in the UK, examined cases in the past five years where drugs or surgical treatment was recommended following an inaccurate diagnosis of miscarriage.
(BMcN/GK)
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24 October 2013
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HSE Seeks Legal Advice Over Elderly Death
The Health Service Executive is to seek legal advice after the publication of a report into the death of an elderly woman at a geriatric psychiatric hospital in Co Cork in June 2006. Hannah Comber, 75, from Ballyhea, Charleville, choked after getting caught in a restraining belt on a chair at Heatherside Hospital in north Cork.
07 November 2008
Investigation Launched After Man's Body Found In Kerry
Gardaí at Listowel have launched an investigation, following the discovery of a man's body in the Ballyduff area of North Kerry. The discovery was made in an open area shortly after 5:30pm on Thursday. The scene has been preserved and State Pathologist Dr Margaret Bolster is due to carry out an examination of the scene.
Investigation Launched After Man's Body Found In Kerry
Gardaí at Listowel have launched an investigation, following the discovery of a man's body in the Ballyduff area of North Kerry. The discovery was made in an open area shortly after 5:30pm on Thursday. The scene has been preserved and State Pathologist Dr Margaret Bolster is due to carry out an examination of the scene.
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